Family | ARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers) |
Order | ARANEAE (spiders) |
Class | ARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.) |
Subphylum | CHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
ARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers) |
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